Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-09
Arrangements and sentences.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT TO-DAY.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning, several prisoners were In the dock fol-
sentence and arraignment.
The first case called was that OF Singleton Rel
alias Sing Bell, colOred, for robbery OF Patrick
BryertOn on June "a last OF 81. He pleaded not
guilty, and counsel Mr 7. H. Fitnam) was assigned
VIM. BlackfOrd, alias Chink, alias Cheek. a COL
0red boy, larceny from the person OF PeytOn Rob-
lnson OF watch and chain, June %, pleaded guilty.
and was sentenced to the Reform School during
his minority.
Geo. Columbus, indicted for sodomy on June s.
pleaded not guilty, and E. D. Wright was assigned
Ella Green, colored girl about seventeen years
old, convicted OF larceny from the person In
Lynch on June Is last, was called for sentence.
MI. j. w. Walker, her counsel, called the atten-
lion OF the court 10 the law under which the SEN
tence may De imprisonment in jail The girl pro-
tested her innocence. The court imposed q SEN
tence OF six months In Jail.
THREE YEARS FOR MANsLAUGHTER.
The next case called was that of Geo. Holmes.
the colOred man, sixty-five years of age, con-
victed OF manslaughter on the Indictment charg-
Ing him with the murder of David II. Banks on
the 2:'d OF January last. After an appeal by Mr..
walker, the prisoner said that he thought Banks
was was going TO hurt him, and he hit him harder
IMAM ne ought TO have hit him. He was sorry
from the bottom OF his heart, but it was now too
late. He did not intend to kill the man. The
eouiS Sdiu tudI uc WIS lQCuneO 10 Oe1cVe That the
prisoner was telling the truth. He had allowed
himself TO get in furious rage, and the Jury had
taken the view that 1T was In hot blood. Consider
Ing all the circumstances he felt 1t his duty to I'm
pose sentence OF three years In the Albany Peni-
Tertiary.
IMPOSED ON THE COURT.
Charles Dean, c0lored, was convicted OF petit
larceny In taking gold watch from j. @. Rum.
seys store September 10 last Mr.. T. C. Taylor
In court to-day, said that Dean had already been
IN jail Tor ABOUT eight months, and under the law
the sentence was six months. The district attOr.
ney suggested that OcerS could give the court his
record Tne court said he regretted that he could
give nun no longer sentence, and referred to his
testimony when first tried saying that he had i'm.
posed on the court and he ought to be sent to the
Penitenuary. He was not sure but he should bf
1nd1cted Tor perjury. There were some times
when even thief should be honest. He Imposed
sentence OF fine OF 500 and six months
IN JAIL and expressed his regret that he could moi
give longer sentence. He hoped that he wOulc
az least learn 10 deal fairly with the court II moi
70 REFORM ms stealing propensitieS
TIE FEMALE H0UsEBRRAKKR sKNTRNCHD.
Mary G. White alias Tennie White, colored. con
vlcted OF h0usebreaking and taking the furniture
OF Annie Fitzhugh, on the 18th OF February last
was called, and Mr.. j. w. Walker presented mo
ton for new trial, which WAS oyerTnied. m.
court sentenced her to six months in Jail
IN the case OF Richard Hudson, indicted (w1tf
James ID. Lttieton and Dedney Clarkson) for rob
Dery, In taxing watch, &C., from August Letb OF
March 23d last, the verdict was set aside and I
plea OF guilty OF larceny from the person ac
cepted The court imposed . sentence OF 81
months In jail